Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has urged his players to be more clinical and ruthless in the upcoming games. The United boss presided over his fourth win in all competitions this season, as the Red Devils beat Rochdale in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 scoreline.
However, a lack of quality and cutting edge saw United being held by Rochdale, something that didn’t go down well with the fans in soite of their win.
“We go 1-0 up in many games,” the United boss said.
“‘Today it’s again go 1-0 up and you think ‘go on then, get the second’ which is the key now and that is learning curve for these boys as well.”
“We need to go for a second. At this club you don’t just sit back and hope that’s enough good. If you settle for good enough, that’s not what we want.”
Mason Greenwood was one of the positives as the 17-year-old scored twice in the fixture.
“He has two great feet and (took the) penalty with his right, so he must be a nightmare for defenders having him one on one in the box,” Solskjaer said.
“He can go both ways, which is for me fantastic and you can just see he has got quality and he will get his share of games.”
“But he is young, we’ll allow him to grow slowly but surely.”
Following his emphatic performance, Solskjaer didn’t rule out the possibility of including him in the starting lineup against Chelsea.
“f you want to win it, you have to beat the best,” the manager said.
“We play them first game of the season this year. We played them in the FA Cup last year and it slots into a couple of weeks with loads of travelling.”
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